diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 865d2101..013baf29 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ src/ARte/config/__pycache__/
 *.sqlite3
 
 build/
+static/
+media/
 src/data/certbot/
 docker/node_modules/
 node_modules/
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 40ae995e..9ec15ad0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       - USE_GUNICORN=True
       - INSTALL_DEV=True
-    # command: sleep infinity
     depends_on:
       storage:
           condition: service_started
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 059b803d..721a020f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ skip_glob = "*/migrations/*.py,.venv/*"
 
 [tool.flake8]
 max-line-length = 200
-exclude="**/migrations/"
\ No newline at end of file
+exclude="**/migrations/, .venv/*"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config/settings.py b/src/config/settings.py
index 2112a64e..38c7dd26 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/config/settings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration
 
+from .storage_settings import * # noqa F403 F401
+
 ROOT_DIR = environ.Path("/jandig/")
 BASE_DIR = "/jandig/src"
 
@@ -184,53 +186,6 @@ def debug(request):
 
 USE_TZ = True
 
-
-# AWS credentials
-AWS_S3_OBJECT_PARAMETERS = {
-    "CacheControl": "max-age=86400",
-}
-AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.getenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "")
-AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "")
-AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME", "")
-AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_S3_REGION_NAME", "us-east-2")
-AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = os.getenv("AWS_DEFAULT_ACL", None)
-AWS_STATIC_LOCATION = os.getenv("AWS_STATIC_LOCATION", "static")
-AWS_MEDIA_LOCATION = os.getenv("AWS_MEDIA_LOCATION", "media")
-USE_MINIO = os.getenv("USE_MINIO", "false").lower() in ("true", "True", "1")
-if USE_MINIO:
-    AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("MINIO_S3_ENDPOINT_URL", "http://storage:9000")
-    AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN = f"localhost:9000/{AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME}"
-    AWS_S3_USE_SSL = False
-    AWS_S3_SECURE_URLS = False
-    AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL = "http:"
-
-else:
-    AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN = f"{AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME}.s3.amazonaws.com"
-    AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL = "https:"
-
-# Static configuration
-# Add your own apps statics in this list
-STATICFILES_DIRS = [
-    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "core", "static"),
-    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "users", "static"),
-    os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "blog", "static"),
-]
-
-STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
-    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
-]
-
-AWS_PUBLIC_MEDIA_LOCATION = "media/public"
-
-# Storages
-STORAGES = {
-    "default": {
-        "BACKEND": "config.storage_backends.PublicMediaStorage",
-    },
-    "staticfiles": {
-        "BACKEND": "config.storage_backends.StaticStorage",
-    },
-}
 # LOGIN / LOGOUT
 LOGIN_URL = "login"
 LOGIN_REDIRECT_URL = "home"
diff --git a/src/config/storage_settings.py b/src/config/storage_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dfc5e5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/storage_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import os
+
+AWS_S3_OBJECT_PARAMETERS = {
+    "CacheControl": "max-age=86400",
+}
+AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID = os.getenv("AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID", "")
+AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY", "")
+AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME", "")
+AWS_S3_REGION_NAME = os.getenv("AWS_S3_REGION_NAME", "us-east-2")
+AWS_DEFAULT_ACL = os.getenv("AWS_DEFAULT_ACL", None)
+AWS_STATIC_LOCATION = os.getenv("AWS_STATIC_LOCATION", "static")
+AWS_MEDIA_LOCATION = os.getenv("AWS_MEDIA_LOCATION", "media")
+
+if os.getenv("USE_GUNICORN", "true").lower() in ("false", "0"):
+    USE_MINIO = False
+    STATIC_URL = "/static/"
+    MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
+    STATIC_ROOT = os.path.join("/jandig", "static")
+    MEDIA_ROOT = os.path.join("/jandig", "media")
+else:
+    USE_MINIO = os.getenv("USE_MINIO", False)
+
+if USE_MINIO:
+    AWS_S3_ENDPOINT_URL = os.getenv("MINIO_S3_ENDPOINT_URL", "http://storage:9000")
+    AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN = f"localhost:9000/{AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME}"
+    AWS_S3_USE_SSL = False
+    AWS_S3_SECURE_URLS = False
+    AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL = "http:"
+
+else:
+    AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN = f"{AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME}.s3.amazonaws.com"
+    AWS_S3_URL_PROTOCOL = "https:"
+
+# Static configuration
+# Add your own apps statics in this list
+STATICFILES_DIRS = [
+    os.path.join("/jandig/src", "core", "static"),
+    os.path.join("/jandig/src", "users", "static"),
+    os.path.join("/jandig/src", "blog", "static"),
+]
+
+STATICFILES_FINDERS = [
+    "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder",
+]
+
+AWS_PUBLIC_MEDIA_LOCATION = "media/public"
+
+if os.getenv("USE_GUNICORN", "true").lower() in ("true", "1"):
+    STORAGES = {
+        "default": {
+            "BACKEND": "config.storage_backends.PublicMediaStorage",
+        },
+        "staticfiles": {
+            "BACKEND": "config.storage_backends.StaticStorage",
+        },
+    }